Veteran - ветеран [ˈvetərən]
Граница между друзьями и знакомыми в русской и английской культурах различна: русские часто говорят, что близкие друзья не многочисленны. У тебя могут быть только один-три настоящих товарища, которым ты можешь доверять и делиться с ними проблемами. Все остальные - просто те, с кем ты можешь провести свободное время или обсудить последние новые и популярные фильмы.
1. What happened to you?
I had an accident while I was driving to work.
Did you go to the hospital?
Yes, I did.
2. What was Claire doing when you phoned her?
She was listening to music.
Did she turn the radio off?
No, she didn't. She wanted to listen to the music programme.
3. I was reading a book last night when I heard my sister shouting.
What happened?
She was doing the washing up when a plate broke and she cut her finger.
4. We were standing by the door when the children walked in.
Did you see what they looked like?
No. They weared scary costumes.
5. What were you doing when he fainted?
I was calling an ambulance.
1. In every country there are their own holidays and festivals. In Russia we celebrates yhe New Year, the Maslenitsa, the Day of Victory and many other holidays. We have a strong tradition to celebte the Women's Day 8 March. All women receives gifts 8n the Day, we have parties, cook special dishes.
If you visit friends, don't forget beautiful flowers for their mothers.
The Day of Victory is a national holiday of the whole country, which we celebrate in 9 of May. In the morning we watch the parade on the Red Square on TV, in the evening - different fireworks, and also open-air shows, perfomanses, which passe in the parks and on the mail squares.
Дальше я устала.
Kazan is a large city which is famous for its history. There are a lot of famous sights here which inlude the Kazan Kremlin, the Kazan University (the third oldest university in Russia), the Kazan metro (the most safe in the whole CIS) and others. Kazan is an important centre for <span>Oriental Studies in Russia. The average summer temperature here is 20 degrees above zero and the average winter temperature is 20 degrees below zero. Kazan, the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan, is located in the Volga region and has a population of more than 1 million inhabitants.</span>